Too much time at your hand? Then you might want to listen to this podcast over at Gameinformer and let Todd Howard himself eh... inform you about the intricacies of the Elder Scrolls: Skyrim.

Game Informer's web coverage of our The Elder Scroll V: Skyrim cover story has proven to be popular with Bethesda's legion of devoted RPG fans. Today, we're pleased to present a special edition of the Game Informer Show, in which Bethesda's Todd Howard answers questions we solicited from our community of online users. It's nearly an hour of freewheeling discussion, we put your queries to Howard, who gives some revealing responses -- while still leaving more than a bit of mystery surrounding the game. Some of the topics covered include the game's combat system, spells, factions, and the powerful dragons that reign terror over the world of Skyrim.

I think everyone here understands that I don't have the time to listen to an hour of discussion, however freewheeling it might be, so feel free to post any new bits of info you were able to gather from this podcast in the comments thread.